Exporters in Southeast Asia
Try to Navigate Rough Waters

Amid the roiling seas of currency crises and choppy stock-market waters in Southeast Asia, some optimists are spotting a patch of smooth sailing among the region's exporters.

Currencies across Southeast Asia have weakened sharply in the past couple of months, making the region's exports more competitive in places like the U.S. and Japan. This is good news for the region's beleaguered exporters, many of which suffered a slump in recent...